UMass' 2007 Tailbacks

With the graduation of Steve Baylark, the biggest change in the UMass football team will be a new featured running back.

Returning in 2007 are:

• Tony Nelson 47-235 5.0 yards/carry 3 TD Long 25
• Matt Lawrence 34-174 5.1 yards/carry 2 TD Long 55
• Alphonus Aguh Redshirt Freshman
• Sloan Russett Redshirt Freshman

That's all the running backs on the roster. Any other running back would be a fullback. Aguh is probably a walkon. He had 2,200 yards and 30 TD's in his last two years at Amherst High.

Sloan Russett would be a 20-year-old freshman after a year of prep school and a redshirt year with UMass in 2006. It will be interesting to see how much playing time he receives in 2007. After sitting out two years, he should be ready to play. He was the all-time leading rusher in New Hampshire history.